Army engineers clear notorious camps; more terrorists killed, civilians rescued

As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and personnel of Nigerian Army Engineers on Wednesday cleared a notorious terrorists camp at Chuogori and Shantumari areas of Borno State, the spokesperson for the army, Sani Usman, has said.

In a statement Thursday, Mr. Sani, a colonel, said during the offensive operations, the fleeing terrorists left underground silos.

Mr. Sani added, “In addition, troops of 151 Task Force Battalion conducted operations on Kashingeri, Wale and Kushingari Boko Haram terrorists camps today.

“During the raids, quite a number of the terrorists were killed, a Landrover vehicle and a Tipper were recovered.

“The troops also rescued 59 civilians that were held captive by the terrorists and cleared the camps.”

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